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Foreword
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France,Germany,Greece,lceland,lreland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netheriands,Nonrvay,i'ortugal,spain, sweJen,
SwitzerlandandrheUnit€dKingdom.
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1 Scope
Thletechnicalr3poftprovideEa unlfornsystemforgroqpingol m_aterialsforweldlngpurposee.rlmaydlsoapljlytorothsrpurposesas h6attr€alment,formind,nonUr.irr.tir.i".fins, ..,
ThiBtechnicalr€pgrtcovq€groupingsystemsforthefollowingslandardizedmareriakr:
- steel;
- atuminiumanditsalloys;
- ntckelanditsalloys;
- copperanditsalloys;
- tilaniumsnditsalloys;
- zlrconiumanditealloye;
- castirons.
Thistechnicalreponispartgfa eerldsofslandardE.AnnexA givesdetailsofthisserie$oistandards.
2 Grouplngsystamfor eteele
steelsare groupedas shownin Table l, only thoseelementsthst are specifildin materraletandardsorsPeciticqtiansehallbe oonsidered.Theliguresgi'uenin groupi and11 arereierrinrtto ine EJieanatysisof thematerials.Thefigurasgivenin groups4 iq 1oire basei on'theelemenlcoiientugBOin thedeslgnafionof the
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TableI - GrouplngEyslem'forsteels
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Group Sub-group Typeofsteel
1 Steelswitha specified minimumyieldstrength4rr S 460N/mmeoandwith
-analysis
in7,:
c < 0,25
si < 0,60
Mns 1,70
Mo< O,7O
s 5 0,045 i
Pso,o4s
Cus O,4Oo
N ls o , s D '
Crs 0,3(0,4torcastings)!
,Nbs 0,05
V g 0 , 1 2o
Tis o,o5
1 . 1 Steelswitha specifiedminlmumspeclfiedyieldstrengthBnns 275N/mm?
1 . 2 Steelswitha specifiedminimLlrnyieldstrength?75N/m,ryrz< Fexs 360 N/mm2
1 . 3 Normalizedfinegrainsteelswitha speciliedminlmumyrrilldstrengthFen> 360N/662
1 . 4 Steelswithimprovedatmosphericcorrosionresistancewhoseanalysismayexceedthe
requirementsforthesingleelementsas indicatedunder
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2 Thermomechqnioallytreatedfine grainsteelsard castlilteelswitha specifiedminimum
yieldstrengthR.nr 360 N/mmz
?.1 Thermomechanicallytreatedfinegrainsteelsandcastriteelswitha specifiedminimum
yleldstrength860Nimm?< freH< 460N/mma
2.2 Thermomechanicqllytreatedfine
yleldstrengthPnrr 460N/mmz
grainsteelsandcastmteelswitha specifiedminimum
3 Quenchodandtemperedsteelsand precipitation
steelswitha specifiedrninimumyieldstrength4x >
hardenedsteelsexcept
36(!N/mmz
stainless
3 . 1 Quenched and tempered steels
360 N/mrn< F.Hs 690 N/mmz
with a specifrr:rd mirrimum yield strength
3.2 Quenched and tempered
FuH> 690 N/mme
steels with a specifiiildmlnlmum yield strength
3.3 Precipitationhardenedsteelsexceptstainlesssteels
4 LowvanadiumalloyedCr-Mo-(Ni)steelswithMo<0,7?irandV s 0,1%
4,1 SteelswlthCr< 0,3% andNi < 0,7 %
4,2 SteelswithGrs 0,7% andNi< 1,S"h
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Group Sub-groupI _ Typeofsteef
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lCr-MosteelsfreeofvanadiumwithC s o,g5%.
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SteelswithO,ZS% s Cr( 1,S% and Mo < O,7o/a
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Steelswlth 1,5 "/o< Cr E 8,5oh andO,Zy. < Mos 1,AVo
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ggglflth g,So/o< Crs7,o % and0,4"/o<Mo so,Tyo
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€teefs With7,0Vo< Cr < l0,O% andO,T"/,< MoA 1,ZVo
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HighvanadiumalloyedCr.Mo-(Ni)steels
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6 l ^ ^ l ^ r r t r r ! - - -
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5,2
5.3
5.4
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6.1 rreefsssssssssssssssswtrn u,6 70g (ir S O,ZS"/o,
Mo < 0,7 % and V 5 0,35 1ri,
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steelswith0,75% < cr s 3,s "/o,0,76/o<Mos 1,2%and!, s 0,857oi h t -
SteelEwith3,5yo< Cr s7,o %, l,los O,T%ando.aso/^<v ;<n trtro/
6.2
6.3
6.4 ":__
Steelswith7,0"/,.g!113,5"/o,lJ
%. Mo s1,Z%andv6O,3S%
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Ferritic,rnartensiticorprecipitationhardenedetain|esss[Fe|sffi
10F"/oSCrsgO%
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Ferriticstainlesssteers
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Martensiticstainresssteefs -"' -
D r a r i _ i e - r t ^ _ r r { . _
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7.2
7.9
I r rcr,rprraut'lrlrtarseneq StalnleSSSteels
IAusteniticstainlesssteels
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lAusteniricstainlesssteelswithbr s 19%
!rsteniticstainlesssteelswithCr> 19yo
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IManganeseausteniticstaintesssteefswith4,07oi Mn< 1z;li)
rlt'
rurykelalloysreelswithNi < 1O,Oo/o
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N,"!"1alfoysteelswithNi sS,Oo/",
,,,,-
NlckelallgysteolswithG,o% < Ni < 8,0%
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Nickelqlloysteelswith9,0% < Ni s 1o,o%-'T-_--f
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Aqsteniticferriticst"ainlesssteels(duplex)
Austeniticferriticstainlesssteerswithc?s p4,oo/-
'
,.-Austeniticferriticstainrosssteerswithcr > a4,o%
,,,,*Steelscoveredbygroup1,exceptO,Z5%<Csa,S./o
'''.Steelsasindicatedunder11withO,ZSy"<C s 0,gS%
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adium"meansnotdeliberatelyeddedtorhemalerlal.
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3 Groupingsyetemfor atuminlumandaluminlumalloyd
Aluminlumandaluminiumalloysaregroupedas showni6 Table2. ThefiEures,Eivenatebaaedon th6element
contentusedinthedesignBtionofthealloye.
Table2 - GrouFingsyslemtor alrrminlsmandalUmlnhllEraltoyB
Group Sub-group Typeofaluminiumandalurn'iniunraflOys
21 Purealuminiums 1 % impuritiesorallaycontent
?2 Nonheattreatablealloys
2?,1 Aluminium-manganesealloys
2?.2 Aluminium-magnesiumalloyswithMgE1,5Vo
22,3 Alurnlnlum.magnesiumafloyswith1,57o< Mgs 3,5%
22,4 Aluminium-magnesiumalloyswlthMg> 3,5%
23 Heattreatableafloys
?3.1 Aluminium.magnesium-silieonalloy$
23,2 Aluminlum.zlno.rflBgnBsiumalloys
24 Alumlnium-siliconalloyswithGus 1 %
24.1 Afuminium-slficonalloyswithCu s1ehand5 % <Si s lliii'/o
24.2 Aluminium-silicon'magnesiumalloyswithCu =1%:E9liir<Si s 15%
and0,1"/"< Mgs 0,80%
25 A f u m i n i u m - s i l i c o n - c o p p e r a l l o y s w i t h S , 0 % < S i< 1 4 , 0l , i r , ; 1 , 0 " / o < C u s S , 0 % a n d
M g s 0 , 8 %
26 Afumini,um-oopperalloyswith2 "/o< Cu-<6 %
Groups21to23 aregenerElllyforwroughtmaterialeandgroups24to26aregenerallyfornastmaterials.
4 Groupingsysternfor copperandcopperalloye
GopperandcopperalloysaregroupedasindicatedinTable3.
Table3 - Grouplngiysremfor copparandcoppsrrillloys
Group Sub-group Typeof copperandcopperillloy$
31 Purecopper
32 Copper-zinpallo!;;
32.1 Copper.zincalloys,binary
32.2 Copper.zincalloys,complex
33 Copper-tlnalloys
34 Copper-nickelalloys
t5 Copper-aluminiumafloys
38 Copper.nic[<el,zincalloys
37
99ppqtalloys,low alloyed(lessthan5 % otherelrumerrts).not coveredby groups
31to36
38
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Othercopperalloys(5% ormoreotheretements)notcrpveredbygroups81to3G
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5 Groupingsystemfor nickelandnickelalloys
tl]g!g]a3onickeralroysqr: gro-upedasindicEtedinrabrE4. ThefiguresgivsnErebasedontheeremEntcanrentusedinthed6signationofthealloys.
Tabfe4 - Grouplngsystemfor nickelandntckelalloSr,s
6 Groupingoystemfoqtrtaniumandtitaniumailoys
Titaniumandtitaniumalloysaregroupedasindieatedin tables.
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Group l m l
Typeof nickelandnickelalloyri
Pureniokel
''rl
nt,-.-__. r | |
Nickel-copperalloys(Ni-Cu)Ni> 45lo,Cui 1Qyo
iln
Nickel-chromiumalloys(Ni-Cr-Fe-Mo)Ni>40y,
-",t
Nickel-molybdenurnalloys(Nl-Mo)Ni> 4s7o,Mos gz%
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Nickel'iron-chromlumalloys(Ni.Fe-cr)Ni>go%
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Nlckel'chrornium-cobaltalloys(Ni-cr-co)Ni> 4sro,co > 1l)y"
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Nickel-iron-chromium-copperalloys(Nl-Fe-Cr-Cu)Nia 4sld,
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42
43
44
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47
48 Nickel'iron'cobaltalloys(Ni-Fe-Co-Cr-Mo.Cu)ps % s Ni < dlsa/aendFe > po o/^
Table5 - Groupingsystemfor titaniumandtitaniqmalt,tirvs
Sub-group Typeof titaniumandfitanlumalloii,s
Puretitanium
Titaniumwirh02 < O,ZO"/a
Titaniurnwith0,20o/"< Oz3 0,25"/o
TitqnlumwithO,Z5"h < OzE o,gs"/o
T{tanlumwith0,BS1L<Ozs O,4O%
Alphaalloys'
Alpha-betaalloysb
Nearbetaandbetaalloys" ,
,,r".i[i]:.""""r"0bysroups2ars:rlo,zpdirl2,scutii.sAE"ss;E;ffiffi.;,ifriitil-1'6^FrNb
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Alloyscoveredbygroup53Ere;Ti-3Al-2,5v;Ti-sAt.4V;Ti-6Al-5V-2SnI Ti.7Al-aMo.
l;Ti.11,5Mo-6Zr.4,5Sn;Ti.3At.8V.6Cr.4Zr.4Mo.
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7 Groupingsysternforzireoniumandzirconiurnalloys
Zlrconiumandzirconiumalloysaregroupedasindicatedintable6,
Table6 - Grouplngsystemfor zlrconlumandzirconiulllraloys
Group Typeofzirconlumandzirgoniunralloyi
6 1 Purezirconium
62 Zirconiumwith2,6% Nb- - - T ' -
I Groupingsystemfor castirons
Castironsaregraupedasindicatedintable7.
Tabte7 - Groupingsystemfor castirone
Group Sub-group Typeofcastlron
7 1 GreycastironswithspEoifiedterrsileStrengthorBrinellhrilrdness
72
t l
spheroidalgraphitecastironswithspecifiedmechanicalproperties
72,1 S,pheroidalgraphitecastironswithspeciliedtensi|estrrilng,h,0m
elongatlonorspecifiedBrinellhardness
72.2 Spheroida|graphitecast[rons(|ike72.1)withs|ecifiedintpactre'i't.nffi'
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73 Malleablecastirons
73,1 Whiteheartmalleable(decarburized)castironsmo$tsuitableforwelding
79.2 Whiteheartmalleable(decarburized)castirons
73,3 Blapkhdartmalleable(non.decarburized)castirons
74 Auetemperedductilecastirons
75 Austenlticcastirons
75.1 AustenitiespheroidalgraphitecastironswithspecifiedeLilmentconrent
75,2 Ausleniticspheroidalgraphitecastirons
75.3 Austeniticgreycasrirons
76 CastironsexceptingT1toTS
76.1 Abrasionresistantcastirons
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